More Campbell's Soup for your thoughts

More Campbell’s Soup for your thoughts.  (first read Campbell’s Soup Truth)  James 1.5; Hebrews 4.12; Philippians 4.6-7

Hello, Friends! 

Here’s another ‘take’ for you …  A newly-appointed CFO needs to prepare a budget for the year.  She is working tirelessly to make sure the numbers work, and the plan is actionable.  Nora wants to be sure she isn’t missing anything; actually, she needs wisdom!   Time for a can (re: Campbell’s Soup can of virtuous thoughts) of good thinking--  If any of you lack wisdom, you should ask of God, and he will give it to you. James 1.5   God promises to give his children wisdom when they ask for it.  Now, one more thing—in the next verse, James says that ‘when we ask, we must believe and not doubt’ that God will supply that wisdom.  Therefore, my young CFO friend must not doubt that God has indeed led her, supplied her with wisdom, and will go before her.* Do you see how knowing these God-inspired words could revolutionize one’s thinking?

That is because, as the author of Hebrews said, ‘The Word of God is living and active…’   ‘An outrageous claim to make of something on a printed page, but it is true!  ‘It penetrates to the soul and spirit…’ That is difficult to fathom but true nonetheless because the Bible is divine.

I have never shot a real bow and arrow, but I saw Robin Hood!  I know that the serious archer wears a quiver around his neck that sports his arrows.  You and I need the same sort of (invisible) quiver with arrows of truth that we may easily access when we need them.  We need the lifelines that God’s Word gives us—on things like worry, wisdom, trust, Heaven, grace and strength. 

This discussion reminds me of my little girl, Amy—not so little now … when she would lay her little blonde head down, perplexed and even troubled about the meaning of life, I decided to equip her with Paul’s words: Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  And the peace of God will guard your hearts and minds and keep them quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4.6-7   In a sense, those became her ‘life’ verses; when she left home to go to U.C. Berkeley, living in an off-campus apartment in a rough part of town—what could I do, but pray?  And then accept the peace of God.  They were verses for a curly-headed little girl … and her mama.  Oh, don’t you see the wisdom, the peace, the direction such truth provides??  Ah, Campbell’s Soup truth.

Let's apprehend our negative thoughts and with God's help, turn them into powerful thoughts!

Christine

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